拉鋸
simp拉锯laai1 goe3lā jù
English
- a two-man saw
- fig. to-and-fro between two sides
- (lit.) to move in a seesaw manner; (fig.) to struggle back and forth; to be locked in a seesaw struggle
粵語 — Cantonese
- 響一個競爭環境之中,雙方都無咩大進展,奪而復失,失而復得,雙方得失來回往復
Examples
佢哋雙方都唔肯讓步,所以鎖死於拉鋸之中。
The two parties are not willing to compromise, and were deadlocked in a seesaw pattern.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk